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Bertha Collins Chattanooga, TN
Bertha Collins, a Chattanooga
resident, graduated from the University
of Chattanooga in
1967. She taught English at Lookout Valley High and Middle
School. Bertha taught English (grades 7-12) for 36 years and was the
Change Coach/Literacy Coach for 5 years for a total of 41 years. She is
a member of the International Reading Association and an honorary Life Member
of the Tennessee Congress of Parents and Teachers Association. In 1983,
she was named Lookout Valley High and Middle Teacher of the Year.
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Martha McCullar
Glover Selmer, TN
Martha Glover graduated from Selmer
High School in Selmer, TN
in 1959. After a year at Memphis State
University, she transferred to Lambuth College in Jackson
where she decided to teach history at the high school level. Graduating with a BA in 1963, she was
awarded the Marvin Eagle History Award for the highest GPA. She earned her M. Ed. And her Ed. D. at the
University of Memphis. She has been a member of Delta Kappa Gamma
Society International since 1968. She
is an active member of first United Methodist Church
in Selmer, TN.
Martha married Billy J. Glover in 1962 and they both taught in the
McNairy County School System. She
taught history and English at Ramer High School and later taught English and French at Selmer High School. She and her husband have three children , James Adam, Molly Ann, and John Michael. In 1992, Martha became the first female
principal of a high school in McNairy
County and was named Tennessees principal
of the Year in 1996. After retiring in
1998, she went to Lambuth University
as Director of Institutional Research & Planning until 2005. She currently serves as an adjunct
professor in the Teacher Preparation Program at the UT Martin McNairy Campus
in Selmer.
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Hilda Hale Manchester, TN
Hilda Vineyard Hale was born in Nashville, TN
and attended public school there. Her
first grade teacher, Mrs. Deere, inspired her love for the magical place
called a classroom. After graduating
from Cohn High School in 1967, Hilda worked as a
secretary, but she never forgot her dream of attending college and becoming a
teacher. In the spring of 1970, she married
Ron Hale who encouraged her to enroll at MTSU. She graduated magna cum laude in December
of 1972 with a BA in English and Spanish.
Hilda continued jher education at MTSU and
was awarded a teaching assistantship in English and earned a MAT in December
of 1974. Her son Brandon was born two
weeks before she received her degree.
In the fall of 1975, Hilda started teaching Spanish and English at Coffee County Central
High School where she
taught until her retirement in 2004.
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Teddy Haley Clarksville, TN
Teddy Haley of Clarksville served all
39 years of his education career in the classroom as both a coach and teacher
in the Clarksville-Montgomery
County School
District. His career began as an
elementary physical-education teacher at Moore County Elementary and in 1969
he took an assignment at Northwest
High School as an
assistant football coach. Later, he added history teaching to his duties
and served in that capacity for four years. He then taught history at Montgomery Central High School
and served as head basketball coach and assistant football coach. He
went from there to Northeast High School continuing to teach history and coach
until he became principal of Northwest
High School for two
years. Haley returned to coaching and teaching history until his
retirement in 2006. He is heralded as one who is "genuinely
interested in helping students, a Christian role model and a well-prepared
teacher.
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John Sizemore Napier Loudon, TN
John S. Napier is a Loudon resident who has spent many of
his 35-year career in the classroom as a history and
social-studies teacher, school historian and part-time coach. He taught
social studies at North Middle School in Lenoir City.
In addition to teaching he coached boys' and
girls' basketball. He joined the faculty of Loudon High school,
where he has taught classes in American history, world history, sociology,
contemporary issues, and history of the 20th century, in addition to serving
as a girls' softball coach and school historian. When Napier does
retire, a supporter writes that "he will leave a void that will be
difficult, if not impossible, to fill."
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Kathleen Phillips Pennington Huntsville, TN
Kathleen Phillips Pennington is a native of rural Scott County. She has exemplified a unique balance of
faith, family, friends, work and social involvement during her 45-year
teaching career. In 1957 she became a
substitute teacher and that is when she realized her calling to become a
teacher. She earned her B.S. in 1962
from Cumberland College and her M.S. in Education Administration
and Supervision from Tennessee
Technological University
in 1974. Her love for children and her
passion to motivate, teach and inspire began at home with family, then
continued in her beloved Norma
Baptist Church
where she has served for 53 years, fifteen of those as deaconess. She has also served on the Scott County
Library Board and as Chairman of the Scott County Tax Equalization
Board. Kathleen is currently the
Librarian/Media Director of Fairview Elementary School in Huntsville, TN. As librarian at Fairview, she manages the Accelerated
Reading Program and Family Night Reading.
She formed a highly successful participatory school Volunteer Program
in which community members assist teachers therefore
building interest and participation in the school. Ms. Kathleen says her rewards and trophies
are found in the success and accomplishments of all her students. Her legacy of a dream fulfilled through
faith, optimism, hard work and perseverance in the face of adverse
circumstances is an inspiration to all those who know her and those who may
desire to teach.
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Lana Seivers
Nashville, TN
Lana Seivers, commissioner for the
Tennessee Department of Education, has
dedicated 31 years to education, including 13 years in the classroom. A
native of Clinton, Tennessee,
she earned a bachelor's degree in education from MTSU as well as a master's
degree in educational administration and a doctorate in education from the University of Tennessee. Prior to the time
Governor Phil Bredesen appointed her as education
commissioner, Dr. Seivers was director of Clinton
City Schools and served as chairwoman of the East Tennessee Superintendents'
Study Council, treasurer of the Tennessee Organization of School
Superintendents and chairwoman of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Elementary and Middle School Committee. Lauded as "the
ultimate champion for students" who "has given selflessly of her
time and considerable energy to improve educational opportunities for Tennessee youth,"
she is credited with consistently maintaining her focus on the classroom.
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